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Buckner, Noel. The good fight : the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War : production materials, 1936-1983 (bulk 1979-1982).

Title: The good fight : the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War : production materials, 1936-1983 (bulk 1979-1982).

Series I contains general research and administrative materials created during the production of the project. A copy of the NEH-grant application requesting funding outlines the goals of the project and describes the filmmakers' approach to the selection of interview candidates and their methodology for conducting filmed oral histories. A file of biographical sketches offers concise profiles on almost 100 volunteers and includes information on family background, wartime experiences, and life after Spain. This series also includes publicity used to promote the film and a sampling of reviews. Series II includes transcribed interviews of 23 veterans including Bill Bailey, Edward Balchowsky, Ruth Davidow, Benjamin Goldstein, Evelyn Hutchins, Vaughn Love, Steve Nelson, Thomas Page and Milton Wolff. Also includes an interview with producer and actor John Houseman and copy of a memoir by hospital administrator Mildred Rackley.

ArchivalResource: 1.0 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/479160532 View

Davidow, Ruth,. Ruth Davidow papers, 1975-1998.

Title: Ruth Davidow papers, 1975-1998.

Collection includes film reels, VHS tapes, and largely consists of the personal papers of Ruth Davidow. It also contains manuscript materials by her brothers Luke and Mike Davidow.

ArchivalResource: 98 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/501181914 View

Landis, Arthur H., 1917-1986. Arthur H. Landis audiotape collection, 1963-1965, 1984.

Title: Arthur H. Landis audiotape collection, 1963-1965, 1984.

Landis provided vets with a demo tape (ALBA A 66-038) that "gave the outline structure of the book and a detailed explanation of his desire to give adequate attention to all phases of the war which Americans participated in, from ambulance drivers to the commando zealots." Further, Landis stressed: "material for taping [should] be put in chronological order to avoid a time-consuming play-back. We suggest you at least make notes before making the tape. Oh yes, tape at a speed of 3-1/4." Members were told that they could use their own tape recorders, or that VALB would loan out both recorder and tapes. The tapes were not professionally recorded, nor were the sessions conducted as conventional oral histories. Consequently, the sound quality varies tape to tape, and veterans at times do not identify themselves or provide many autobiographical details. The focus is on their day-by-day participation in the war. An additional box of 1/4 in. reel-to-reel tapes at the end of the collection (ALBA A 66-147 through ALBA A 66-163) contains miscellaneous reels not associated with the book project, several of which feature German singer Bart Van der Schelling singing songs of the Spanish Civil War. Van der Schelling is pictured with Paul Robeson and Arthur Landis, among others, in a photograph in the Arthur H. Landis Photo Collection.

ArchivalResource: 56 sound tape reels ; 1/4 in. tape.90 sound cassettes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476292852 View